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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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